folkie
Americannoun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of folkie
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One outraged folkie in Manchester bellowed “Judas!” in response to Dylan’s amplification.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2022
Ms. Griffith sometimes affected a folkie casualness toward mainstream success.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2021
It treats the subject in a variety of styles, from folkie strums to shouty rants to tracks with a bit of groove.
From Slate ● May 21, 2021
Freewheeling folkie Todd Snider’s weekly Sunday morning livestreams from Nashville during the past year have been a sanctuary of craziness amid the insanity of the pandemic.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2021
And which Dylan would you make the statue of anyway: the folkie, the holy roller, the grizzled troubadour?
From Washington Post
The U.S. release ended up with an altered track listing that highlighted the group’s folkier leanings; Joni Mitchell wore the grooves out on her copy and slipped “Norwegian Wood” into her coffeehouse sets in Detroit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Earlier Wild Pink LPs had folkier arrangements that leaned more on acoustic guitar, and Mr. Ross often sang in a whisper.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
This year P!NK released her ninth studio album, “Trustfall,” ranging from arena-thumping dance-pop to folkier singer-songwriter fare.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
Working for a non-profit organisation that supports the city’s music scene, Weiss has seen local venues blossom, from indie hall Vaudeville Mews to nightclub The Lift, and smaller, folkier joint The Gas Lamp.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2019
While Harry Styles dabbles in ‘70 rock, Louis Tomlinson gets into hard-core EDM, Liam Payne embraces in-the-club-R&B; and Zayn Malik explores neo-soul, “Flicker” finds Horan on the folkier side of pop.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 16, 2017
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